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As Newtown students grow up, some turn to activism

They were children themselves when they lost siblings, friends, and schoolmates in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Seven years later, some young people in Newtown, still struggling with the trauma, are emerging as new voices for school safety and gun violence prevention.

Jersey City’s mayor says gunmen targeted kosher market

A suspect involved in a prolonged firefight in Jersey City, New Jersey, that left six people dead, including one police officer, had published anti-Semitic and anti-police posts online and investigators believe the attack was motivated by those sentiments, a law enforcement official familiar with the case said Wednesday.

Suspect arrested amid lockdown at Texas naval air station

A naval air station in Texas was locked down Wednesday after an armed person who was later taken into custody was reported on base, officials said.

Democrats formally call for Trump’s removal, citing abuse of power and obstruction of Congress

In nine short pages, the draft articles accused Trump of carrying out a scheme “corruptly soliciting” election assistance from the government of Ukraine in the form of investigations that would smear his Democratic political rivals.

Trump and Barr criticize FBI director over report on Russia inquiry

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr took aim at the FBI on Tuesday, reiterating attacks on former bureau officials and contradicting the agency’s director, Christopher Wray, a day after an independent watchdog concluded that agents were justified in opening an investigation into Russia’s possible ties with the Trump campaign.

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FTC reaches $191 million settlement with University of Phoenix in deceptive-advertising probe

The for-profit behemoth will cancel millions of dollars in debt owed by students and pay restitution to resolve allegations of deceptive advertising, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.

Man accused of ditching boy because he thought he was gay

A Florida man is accused of child neglect after leaving a child alone at night outside a police station because he thought the boy might be gay, police said.

US charges: Mexico ex-security chief took bribes from cartel

Mexico’s former top security chief has been indicted in New York City on charges he accepted a fortune in drug-money bribes from kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s notorious Sinaloa cartel to let it operate with impunity in Mexico.

National Spelling Bee will have fewer wild cards next year

Houston police chief rips McConnell, Republican leaders for fearing NRA after sergeant is killed

Houston police chief rips McConnell, Republican leaders for fearing NRA after sergeant is killed

Merriam-Webster declares ‘they’ its 2019 word of the year

A common but increasingly mighty and very busy little word, “they,” has an accolade all its own. The search traffic for the personal pronoun on the internet dictionary increased by 313 percent in the last year.

FBI showed no political bias in Russia probe, Justice Department report says

The FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia and did not act with political bias, despite “serious performance failures,” the Justice Department’s internal watchdog said Monday. The findings undercut President Trump’s claim that he was the target of a “witch hunt.”

California church shows Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as a separated refugee family

A church in Claremont, Calif., erected a nativity scene in protest of the treatment of migrants and refugees in the United States. The church’s leaders say they hope it will spark conversation about compassion and the tenets of Christian faith.